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JohnH

On 30 Jul 2006 18:17:58 -0700, wrote:

That's one thing about here. there's a big lake with gobs of fishing,
and several golf courses, I don't know a thing about golf, but there's
several places around. Carlyle Lake is just 50 mi. from the great
Mississippi and St. Louis, where there's always something happening.

The real drawback is the land doesn't ahve much beauty to it. mostly
corn and bean fields. That is unless you get into Southern Illinois, or
Missouri where there;s lots of hills.

Another bad thing about this area. Well, I don't know if it's bad or
not, but you're 50 miles from doing anything you like, the problem is,
you have to go 50 miles to do anything you like........

Some say it's boring, others say it's peaceful.

I say it's a little bit of both.

JohnH wrote:
On 30 Jul 2006 14:27:12 -0700, wrote:

John, tell about your vaction? or at least, the good parts?

The best part was shooting a 94 at Greensboro National. The worst part was
shooting a 117 at Winston Lakes, both golf courses. We didn't get in any
fishing, but I learned a lot from my brother who shoots from mid-70's to
mid-80's, depending on the course.

He convinced me that moving to someplace like Myrtle Beach for the golf and
fishing could get to be a very expensive proposition. The good fishing is a
long ways out and consumes vast quantities of gas. Slip fees are atrocious.

I'm thinking now of the Wake Forest area of NC. There's a decent sized lake
handy, so maybe I'd downgrade to something like a 17' CC with an engine big
enough to tow the grandkids.

Part of my decision process is distance from the kids and grandkids. The
Wake Forest area is about 2.5 hours from Richmond, so it's a reasonable
driving distance. Your area gets nice reviews, from what I see on the net,
but it's too far from the kids.

You must be pretty close to I-70, which I've ridden or driven several
times. Southern Illinois doesn't have a lot of terrain, but some of the
overpasses are exciting, if you like to see long distances!
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